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The Work Trauma Podcast provides an accurate and unfiltered view into how corporations truly work. We think we know how corporations work but do we really know? We are told how they work through carefully crafted narratives, corporate videos and promotional campaigns. However, the truth how companies work is a very different story. (Please note these observations mainly apply to large corporations.)
Why is the Work Trauma Podcast Needed?
The Work Trauma Podcast pulls away the curtain so you can see how corporations really work so 1- we can start to build better companies 2- you can better navigate the realities of your organization and manage your career and life.
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Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
This introductory episode explains the why and what behind the Work Trauma: How Corporations Really Work podcast.
The Work Trauma Podcast provides an accurate and unfiltered view into how corporations truly work. We think we know how corporations work but do we really know? We are told how they work through carefully crafted narratives, corporate videos and promotional campaigns. However, the truth how companies work is a very different story. (Please note these observations mainly apply to large corporations.)
Why is this Podcast Needed: The Work Trauma Podcast pulls away the curtain so you can see how corporations really work so 1- we can start to build better companies 2- you can better navigate the realities of your organization and manage your career and life.
Who should listen to this Podcast: Anyone who works at a large corporation and wants to make a difference in their career/life choices and improve the organizations where they work. CEOs who truly want to do it right. Consultants, Organizational Development Leaders and the like who strive to create a better work environment. Anyone who wants to laugh instead of cry regarding the state of how companies are run.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Is it me or are there a sizable number of bad executives in these large corporations? No, its not you, it’s them. Seriously, there are a lot of truly bad executives out there running things while still keeping their jobs. How is that possible?
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
After all these years of training programs why is there still a dearth of good managers and leaders in corporations? I'll bet you have had way more terrible bosses than good ones. How can this still be the case?
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Power moves, positioning and playing “the game”---I’m exhausted and may have threw up in my mount a little bit. But one must learn how these play into your work experience to be successful and stay sane.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Ever notice that the wrong person always seems to get promoted at work? Everyone hates nepotism and cronyism until it benefits them. Learn how people really get promoted at work.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Brand Integrity, Bug police and the the role of mediocrity on the Marketing Function. Is marketing as a department much overrated-- you betcha. Why marketing need and overhaul. And how to make marketing better.
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
What started off as a great idea turned into something almost meaningless. Some of the worst and most toxic companies have the most noble sounding Mission Statements, Visions and Values. What went wrong?
Work Trauma: How Corporations Really Work by Michael Denisoff
We All Suffer from Some Kind of Work Trauma
Most corporations (not all or to varying degrees) are run so poorly that it is painful to their employees and ultimately to financial success. As I consulted to hundreds of businesses, I have observed and heard things to make me conclude that most companies: run on 2-3 cylinders when they have eight, have been described too many times as being like high-school and are degrading to employees due to a large amount of atrocious behavior that we kind of know about but for some reason are willing to accept. One only has only to look at the current anti-work trends and social movements upon us to understand that people want no more of this bad behavior. Although there are many reasons for this current anti-work movement, at its core is the fact that most large corporations are toxic, unhealthy and incredibly ineffective places to work.
What is the Podcast About: The Work Trauma Podcast provides an accurate and unfiltered view into how corporations truly work. We think we know how corporations work but do we really know? We are told how they work through carefully crafted narratives, corporate videos and promotional campaigns. However, the truth how companies work is a very different story. (Please note these observations mainly apply to large corporations.)
Why is this Podcast Needed: The Work Trauma Podcast pulls away the curtain so you can see how corporations really work so 1- we can start to build better companies 2- you can better navigate the realities of your organization and manage your career and life.
Who should listen to this Podcast: Anyone who works at a large corporation and wants to make a difference in their career/life choices and improve the organizations where they work. CEOs who truly want to do it right. Consultants, Organizational Development Leaders and the like who strive to create a better work environment. Anyone who wants to laugh instead of cry regarding the state of how companies are run.
Format: The tone of Exposed in honest, provocative, poignant and slightly irrelevant. It simply is Michael’s unrestricted experience and views of large organization over his 25 year career as a consultant and business executive. It is so honest it hurts once the listener realizes they have put up with this nonsense for so long. Michael will first will discuss the subject in great detail, share real stores and offer the anecdote. In short to:
- Call out and name the bad habit, the illness, the undesired behavior of corporations in vivid detail
- Remove the same
- Offer possible replacements/solutions of something much better
The Role of Your Host: A part of my purpose in life now is to clearly “name” or call out the challenges and negative aspects in business in vivid detail beacuse- when you can clearly name something it takes away much of its power. Accurately framing the multi-dimensional problems of what is really going on in organizations now allows us to honestly deal with the real issues and talk about potential solutions.